Rural communities are disproportionately impacted by the adverse effects of extreme climatic conditions. Recent heat waves across northern India have been a sobering reminder of the impacts of extreme temperatures on the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities, and have prompted the need for holistic strategies to build climate resilience. Climate change has made heat […]
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Seena Mary Thankachan, The Week, July 27, 2024 How to deal with student suicides and mental health: A researcher’s recommendations Click here to read the article.
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Book review by Ms. Seena Mary Thankachan, Research Associate, PIC India’s Experiment with Democracy: The Life of a Nation Through Its Elections, by Dr. S Y Quraishi, offers a compelling and insightful examination of India’s electoral system and its evolution. Quraishi, who joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971 and rose to become the 17th
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Gross domestic product is a tool adopted by all countries for measuring a country’s growth rate. Does it really measure even the economic growth rate of a country? GDP involves accounting for the monetary value of all the goods and services produced in a particular year. While aiming for increased financial transactions via boosting production
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Book Summary by Pradeep Nair, Sr. Editor, PIC The book begins with an illustration of a dystopian world. A father and son are sitting on stacks of currency notes and warming over a fire in the midst of a barren landscape with stubs of felled trees, more stacks of money littered about, and the faint
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Mumbai has recently launched its first “Climate Budget”, bringing the spotlight back on cities’ role in achieving Net Zero targets. Here is everything to know about climate budgeting and how Indian cities can benefit from it. Introduction: Cities and urban areas are considered as some of the most vibrant ecosystems worldwide. Housing about half
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Book Summary by Sanyukta Chougale, Senior Research Intern, EECC Fossil Free: Reimagining Clean Energy in a Carbon Constrained World is a thought-provoking book by Sumant Sinha, Founder Chairman and CEO of ReNew, India’s first Nasdaq-listed renewable energy company offering decarbonisation solutions. A first-generation entrepreneur, the author is an ardent advocate for climate action and sustainable development.
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Book Summary by Ms. Chaitra Apte, Research Intern, PIC Beyond Binaries explores the various intricacies of India-China relations with respect to their history, geopolitical landscape, economic factors, other external factors, and more. It gives a detailed overview of the situation from both the Indian and the Chinese perspectives. In the Foreword, Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary
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Book Summary by Ms. Manasi Pendharkar, Research Intern, PIC The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India, by Vijay Gokhale, offers a nuanced exploration of the complex dynamics shaping Sino-Indian relations and delves into the intricate strategies employed by China in its negotiations with India. The author is former Foreign Secretary of India (2018-2020) and
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Book Review by Ms. Seena Mary Thankachan, Policy Research Associate, PIC Voices from the Grassroots by Dr. R Balasubramaniam is a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of the intricate tapestry of Indian society, woven with threads of economic, societal, and spiritual dimensions. The book’s enduring relevance lies in its ability to capture the pulse of the common
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